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6 – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006 SPORTS Sports Editor: Tony Adame, 468-3518 The Ukiah Daily Journal udjsports@pacific.net LOCAL CALENDAR TODAY PREP BASEBALL • Rancho Cotate at Ukiah, 3:30 p.m. PREP TENNIS • Cardinal Newman at Ukiah, 3 p.m. PREP GOLF • Piner at Ukiah, 4 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 23 COLLEGE BASEBALL • Contra Costa College at Mendocino College, 2:30 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL • Contra Costa College at Mendocino College, doubleheader, 1 p.m. PREP SOFTBALL • Maria Carrillo at Ukiah, 4 p.m. • Potter Valley at Kelseyville, 4 p.m. -Calendar listings are culled from the most recent schedules provided by the schools and organizations in our coverage area. Please report schedule changes or incorrect listings to The Daily Journal Sports TV LISTINGS TODAY NBA Miami at Detroit, 5 p.m. (ESPN) San Antonio at Denver, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) COLLEGE BASKETBALL NIT Tournament Quarterfinal, 4 p.m. (ESPN2) NIT Tournament Quarterfinal, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) THURSDAY, MARCH 23 NBA Golden State at Dallas, 7 p.m. (FSN) COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal, 4 p.m. (CBS) NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal, 6:30 p.m. (CBS) NIT Tournament Quarterfinal, 9 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL San Jose at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Players Championship, 9 a.m. (ESPN) COMMUNITY DIGEST Spring break sports and fitness camp for girls Is your daughter in second through eighth grade? Has she got plans for spring break? Bring her to Ukiah High School for the 6th Annual Girl Scouts Sports and Fitness Camp. Local female coaches and athletes will work with the girls on skills in basketball, softball, volleyball, swimming, soccer, gymnastics, dance, and much more. Camp will be from April 17 - 20, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM daily. Cost is $45 per girl, or $35 for registered Girl Scouts, for four full days. Financial assistance is available. Look for flyers in the schools soon. For more information about this camp, to request a registration packet, or to find out about other Girl Scout activities, please contact Connie Krantman at 463- 2888 or 800-764-7322. BMX and Rusty Bowl meeting The City of Ukiah Community Service Department would like to announce a meeting for local BMX participants, Rusty Bowl users, and any other interested members of the public. Voting for the Board of Directors will be held at the Rusty Bowl this Thursday, March 23rd at 6pm. For more information, call 462- 0249. Entry level clinic for soccer referees There will be an entry level soccer referre clinic May 15-18, from 6-9 p.m., and May 20 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Nokomis School. For more information, call Friedhelm Engeln at 485-7308. Final sign-ups for Ukiah Lions cheer The Ukiah Lions final cheerleading sign-ups for the 2006 season will be March 30 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Wright Stuff Pizza. Ages 7-15 are welcome, and for more information call Stephanie at 485-8848, or Nadine at 468- 8411. Lake Basketball Club holding tryouts The Lake Basketball Club in holding sign-ups and tryouts March 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Big Valley Rancheria Gymnasium in Lakeport for a spring and summer traveling AAU teams. Boys ages 10-17 from Lake Coutny and Ukiah are invited to attend as either individuals or teams. The top seven or eight players in each age bracket will represent the LBC at AAU tournaments and in local leagues starting in April. Sign-up fee is $60 and includes a $12 AAU card, reversible jersey and shorts, and equipment and facilities. For more information contact John Richardson at 707- 349-2042, or e-mail at: Zapcity1@mchsi.com. Spring break hoops camp at Pomolita Open to boys and girls ages 7- 17, a week-long spring basketball camp will offer players an opportunity to build a solid foundation of basketball skills. Each day is filled with fundamental skills, progression drills, easy to understand instruction, as well as games and fun competitions. From beginners to advanced players this camp will be a great experience. See DIGEST, Page 7 PREP BASEBALL | MARIA CARRILLO 16, UKIAH 8 Jeremy Pollard/For The Daily Journal Devin Jackson delivers a pitch for Ukiah Tuesday against Maria Carrillo. Ukiah lost, 16-8 in its season opener. Soggy start By TONY ADAME The Daily Journal It’s illogical to think that after missing almost an entire month of games to start the season, that either Maria Carrillo or Ukiah would be in the sort of game-ready shape that they should be at this time of the year. If either team has any more three hour, 41 minute marathons like the two battled through Tuesday in Ukiah, game-ready shape will be here soon enough. The Pumas won Tuesday, 16-8 in a game marred by the cold, wet weather but featuring spurts of run scoring by each team. “We felt like we let them back in and didn’t NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Shanna Zolman scored 19 points and Candace Parker had 15, and Tennessee started fast and led throughout in a 66-53 victory over George Washington on Tuesday night. The Lady Vols advanced to the semifinals of the Cleveland Regional against Rutgers. Tennessee (30-4) also reached 30 victories for the 16th time in Pat Summitt’s 32 years as coach, and will play in the regional semis for the 25th straight year. Parker never attempted a dunk like the two she pulled off in her historymaking first round game against Army, but still showed enough razzledazzle to get the crowd roaring. George Washington (23-9) trailed by double digits almost the whole way after the Lady Vols’ opened with a 16- 2 burst. After 11 minutes, Zolman had 11 points and Parker had 10, both exceeding the Colonials’ total, and Tennessee was up 25-8. Rutgers 82, TCU 48 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Cappie keep up the intensity we should have,” said Maria Carrillo head coach Steve Tagnolli. “But give Ukiah credit, they were down and battled back to make a game of it.” Maria Carrillo went ahead 3-0 in the first inning and added five more runs in the second inning, four coming off Ukiah errors, to push the lead to 8-0. Ukiah got a run on the board in the bottom of the third after a Jeff Harpe single scored Tony Crudo. The Pumas answered back in the fourth inning, pushing the lead to 13-1. It’s the kind of run support Maria Carrillo starting pitcher Connor Kojimoto was looking See START, Page 8 NCAA women’s tourney off and running Pondexter scored 24 points to lead Rutgers to a victory over TCU. Matee Ajavon led four other players in double figures with 18 points and also had 13 assists for No. 3 seed Rutgers (27-4). Rutgers’ win was the 750th for coach C. Vivian Stringer in her 1,000th game spanning 34 years at Cheyney State, Iowa and Rutgers. Only Pat Summitt of Tennessee and Texas coach Jody Conradt have more wins. Adrianne Ross, Vanessa Clementino and Ashley Davis scored 10 points apiece to lead TCU (19-12). The 11th-seeded Horned Frogs were playing their second tournament game without leading scorer and rebounder Natasha Lacy, who left the team last week to attend to an unspecified personal matter. Purdue 61, UCLA 54 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Katie Gearlds scored 15 points and Erin Lawless and Lindsay Wisdom- Hylton added 14 apiece as Purdue advanced to the regional semifinals for the third time in four years. Nikki Blue had 18 points and five assists and Lisa Willis added 15 points for the Bruins. UCLA took a 53-49 lead on a Lisa Pluimer basket with 7:21 to go, but the Bruins didn’t make another basket the rest of the way. UCLA, ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring offense, tied a season low by shooting 32.3 percent from the field. Purdue (26-6) didn’t make a field goal for the last 3:03, but hit six free throws in the final minute to pull away. The Boilermakers outscored the Bruins 14-4 from the line. Purdue will face top-seeded and top-ranked North Carolina on Sunday. Albuquerque Regional Maryland 81, St. John’s 74 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Crystal Langhorne capped a 30-point effort with two late inside baskets and St. John’s went cold from the field as the second-seeded Terps advanced to the regional semifinals. Maryland (30-4), which lost in the second round the previous two sea- Eagles tough on road, improve to 5-1 in BVC The Daily Journal PITTSBURG – Brandi McRae hit her second game-winning RBI in three games as Mendocino College improved to 5-1 in Bay Valley Conference play Tuesday, sweeping a road doubleheader against Los Medanos College. The Eagles won the first game, 4-3, in nine innings. Mendocino won the second game in blowout fashion, 11-0. “We went out and it was a great battle in that first game,” said Mendocino head coach Kelvin Chapman. “We were a little sluggish at the start but we managed to pick it up.” Mendocino jumped ahead 3-0 in the first game before Los Medanos battled back to tie the score in the fifth, but a McRae single to left field in the top of the ninth inning scored Jenn Carroll for what turned out to be the game winner. McRae hit a three-run homerun in extra innings of the Eagles 7-4 win over Cuesta College Sunday. In the second game, the Eagles dotted 13 hits over five innings as Los Medanos dropped to 2-3 in BVC play. Freshman Shylo Rege was the winning pitcher for Mendocino in both games, and went 4-for-7 at the plate. Meghan Raddiffe was the losing pitcher in both games for Los Medanos. “Shylo is really playing great right now,” Chapman said. “We’ll ride her as far as she can take us. She’s on the mound for us at every opportunity.” Lindsay Ruddick continued her hot hitting with four base hits in the doubleheader. Ruddick went 8-for-15 at the Fresno City College Tournament last weekend and is batting almost .400 on the season. Sadie Poehlmann and Katy Luetke each banged out two hits in the second game against Los Medanos. The Eagles return to action Thursday, hosting Contra Costa for a doubleheader. Games begin at 1 p.m. Artest sparkles in Kings win over Seattle The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — Ron Artest scored a season-high 34 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Seattle SuperSonics 105-96 Tuesday night for their 14th straight home win. The Kings’ home-winning streak is tied for the fourth longest in franchise history. Since Artest joined the team in late January, the Kings are 11-0 at home with him in the lineup and 16-9 overall. Artest made 10 of 18 shots, hit 11 of 15 free throws and added eight rebounds and six assists. After going the first 5 1/2 minutes without a point to open the fourth quarter and seeing its lead dwindle to one point, Artest made a jumper at the foul line to ignite an 11-4 run that put Sacramento ahead 99-91 with 3:24 left. Mike Bibby made the last of his five 3-pointers to give the Kings a 105-94 lead with 1:38 remaining. Bibby had 30 points and eight assists. Kenny Thomas had 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Bonzi Wells added 10 points and Brad Miller finished with 14 rebounds for the Kings, who had lost two straight games. Ray Allen had 23 points for Seattle, which had won three of its previous four games. Chris Wilcox had 16 points and 19 rebounds, Rashard Lewis scored 15 and Robert Swift added 13 points. The Kings were coming off a pair of road losses and needed the victory to solidify their hold on the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Sacramento used the inside play of Thomas and a 3pointer at the buzzer by Artest to finish the third quarter with an 88-82 lead. The Kings trailed 60-58 at halftime. Notes: Sacramento made 19 of 20 free throws in the first half and finished 23-of-29. ... Seattle guard Earl Watson has a neck injury and did not make the trip. ... Allen and Lewis are one of only two pairs of teammates in the NBA to average 20 points or more per game. The other two are Washington’s Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison. ... Kings rookie Francisco Garcia played in a reserve role after missing the last nine games with an ankle sprain. sons, will play defending champion Baylor in the Albuquerque Regional. After Barlow hit a free throw to tie the game at 72-72 with just over 3 minutes left, Maryland took over from there. Toliver connected with Langhorne for a layup inside. Then Langhorne converted an offensive rebound to give the Terps a 76-72 lead. Shay Doron then hit two free throws. St. John’s (22-8) couldn’t hit another field goal, getting their final points on two foul shots by Kia Wright, and Maryland put the game away with three more free throws over the last 8 seconds. Wright finished with 23 points and nine assists, while Tara Walker had 17 and Greeba Barlow 16 for St. John’s. Boston College 79, Ohio State 69 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Boston College made Ohio State the first No. 1 seed to exit the NCAA women’s tournament. Kindyll Dorsey set a school record for an NCAA tournament game by hit- See NCAA, Page 8
THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006 – 7 SPORTS Submitted photo The St. Mary’s sixth grade CYO Division I girls basketball team went 11-0 this season. Back row: Coach Steve Mastros. Standing (left to right): Kenzie Williams, Elisa Vargas, Samantha Shepard, Taylor Graham, Lindsay Mauer. Bottom Row (L- R): Riliegh Cosmon, Hunter Carr, Kelly Steliga, Phoebe Hendry. Vargas leads St. Mary’s to title win over St. A’s of Napa The Daily Journal The St. Mary’s CYO sixth grade girls Division I basketball team completed its season March 4, defeating St. A’s of Napa, 47-29, in the championship game behind Elisa Vargas’ 17 points. With the win, St. Mary’s finished out the season with a perfect, 11-0 record. “I am extremely proud of these girls, having gone from division two last year to division one this year, and for an undefeated season,” By BETH HARRIS The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A winning record wasn’t enough for Andy Murray to keep his job as coach of the Los Angeles Kings. General manager Dave Taylor fired Murray on Tuesday night, saying the team wasn’t playing with the same urgency and passion that marked the first half of the season. Murray sensed it, too, after the Kings were beaten 5-0 by Colorado at home Monday night. “It’s totally disappointing that we would be lacking the sense of urgency that we needed — to be falling down, mishandling pucks, having scoring opportunities but not being able to get the shot away, losing too many puck battles and not getting saves when we needed them,” he said. The loss was the Kings’ fifth defeat in seven games. “We’ve been outscored pretty badly and just in general our play, particularly in home games, was the biggest concern for me,” Taylor said in a conference call. John Torchetti will become interim coach Wednesday. “With John coming aboard, the players will hear a different voice and the players will hear a different perspective,” Taylor said. Assistant John Van Boxmeer was also fired as a result of the Kings’ weak power play. He was the other finalist for the top job when Murray was hired in June 1999. Assistants Mark Hardy and Ray Bennett kept their jobs. “This is a drastic step, but we’re looking to turn things around,” Taylor said. “If we did nothing, I felt we were going to continue in this downward direction.” The Kings (37-28-5) entered Tuesday tied with Edmonton for seventh in the Western Conference playoff race, but the Oilers have two more games remaining than Los Angeles — including a home matchup with ninthplace Vancouver on Tuesday night. The Canucks started Tuesday just one point behind the Kings and Oilers. “It’s a little odd that we’re nine games over .500 and we’re making a coaching change, but we do have high expectations for our team,” Taylor said. “We know we have to play better down the stretch.” After Monday night’s loss, Murray was asked about the toll the team’s poor play was taking on him. “I’m excited about my job and I love doing it,” he said. “I’ll be fired up tomorrow because if I expect my team to be energized and ready to go to work, I’d better make sure I’m energized myself. I’ve got some friends who are in the car business here, and I’m not ready to get back into that business yet, so I want to keep coaching.” Taylor said he had been thinking about firing Murray and Van Boxmeer over the last 20-25 games. “Our team had competed at an outstanding level in the first half of year,” he said. “Coming out of the Olympic break, I was hoping with rest that we might be able to turn things around. We’ve played at a .500 rate since then, which is not good enough.” Murray made the jump to his first NHL head job from coaching at Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn., a prep school south of Minneapolis. He also served as an NHL assistant with UKIAH 601 S. State St. 707-462-1600 • 800-817-LAND said St. Mary’s coach Steve Mastros. “They worked really hard all season and came out on top.” Against St. A’s, Taylor Graham added 13 points, Rileigh Cosmon scored eight points, Phoebe Hendry scored four points, Kelley Steliga and Samantha Shepard added two points each, and Hunter Carr finished with one points. Kenzie Williams and Lindsay Mauer also contributed to the championship game win with great defense. Struggling Kings fire coach Philadelphia, Minnesota and Winnipeg, and coached Canada’s national team. Los Angeles reached the playoffs in his first three years before missing the following two seasons. During the NHL’s break for the 2002 Olympics, Murray was seriously injured when the truck he was driving slid off an icy Wisconsin highway. He missed five games while recovering from post-concussion syndrome. Torchetti went 10-12-4-1 as the Florida Panthers’ interim coach at the end of the 2003- 04 season. He hasn’t been working in the NHL this season, but had been scouting games on his own. Taylor said he will be interviewed for the permanent job. MENDO-LAKE OFFICE PRODUCTS 2800 North State St. • Ukiah www.thurstonautoplaza.com 1-866-2-THURSTON (707) 462-8817 FREE DELIVERY Staples Remover CLOVERDALE 233 N. Cloverdale Blvd. 707-894-1500 • 866-650-LAND Ink Cartridge Special CREDIT UNION DIRECT LENDING 10% Off any single pack staples advertised price “The Progressive Real Estate Company” HEALDSBURG 338 Healdsburg Ave. 707-433-2000 • 877-620-LAND Spurs roll Warriors The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich’s ejection lit a spark for the Spurs. Tony Parker scored 29 points and San Antonio rallied to beat Golden State 107-96 on Tuesday night. “We played with more energy in the second half,” said reserve guard Beno Udrih, who scored 13 points. “(Popovich) got the technicals and that’s when we said ’Let’s go, guys. Let’s pick it up,’ and we got the win.” The Spurs outscored the Warriors 49-33 during the final 17:59 of the game for their fifth straight win. Parker added seven assists for the Spurs (53-14), who stayed a half-game ahead of Dallas for the lead in the Southwest Division and the best record in the Western Conference. The Mavericks defeated Houston on Tuesday. Tim Duncan had 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Spurs. After referee Scott Foster ejected Popovich for arguing and leaving the bench area 4:54 into the second half, Foster walked away from the The camp will be held at the Pomolita Gym April 17-21. Tuition for a full day camp, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., is $135. For the half-day camp, tuition is $85. Low income discounts are available through the City of Ukiah. For more information, please call 463-6714. Scorekeepers and umpires needed Would you like to earn extra cash in the summer evenings while being in the center of the game you love? The Redwood Empire Officials Association, in conjunction with The City of Ukiah Community Service Department, would like to announce that there will be two informational meetings about becoming a member of the association. As a member you will be eligible to officiate in various sports activities in Ukiah. Pay begins at $21 per hour for umpires and $12 per hour for scorekeepers. You may choose from one of the two meetings scheduled for Sunday or Monday, April 9th or 10th from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Both are held at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center in the Chenin Blanc room. For more information, call 463-6714. Spring meeting for Ukiah athletic boosters April 3 The Ukiah High School Athletic Boosters are having their spring meeting April 3. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Building A of the Career Center at Ukiah High School. Uniform budgets for all sports will be one of the topics of discussion. WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP! K.C. Meadows Editor Ukiah Daily Journal scorer’s table and called a technical on Duncan. That led to a 63-58 lead for the Warriors with 5:59 left in the third quarter. The Spurs regained the lead when Michael Finley’s free throw made it 67-66 with 3:01 left in the third. “Coach Popovich is a very intelligent coach,” said Warriors guard Derek Fisher, who scored 27. “He must have felt that his team needed to get some emotion while playing the game.” Udrih helped San Antonio pull away early in the fourth quarter. He gave the Spurs a 79-72 lead with a spinning layup past Monta Ellis on a fast-break pass from Manu Ginobili. Following Mike Dunleavy’s layup, Udrih got open again and hit a 3-pointer to give San Antonio an 82-74 lead with 9:32 remaining. Udrih hit five of eight shots in 14 minutes for the Spurs, whose reserves outscored Golden State’s substitutes 37- 16. Since veteran guard Nick Van Exel has been on the Spurs’ sideline for the past nine games with an injured COMMUNITY DIGEST — CONTINUED FROM PAGE A-6 Flood relief benefit at South Ukiah Little League fields Ukiah Host Lions Club will be sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast to benefit South Ukiah Little League on Saturday, April 1st to be held at the South Ukiah Little League fields from 7:30-11:00 a.m. Cost is $5 Adult, $3 Child, $15 Family. Call 463-0944 or 468-8800 for tickets or information. Sheriff’s Activity League offers fitness for kids The Sheriff’s Activity League kids fitness class meets every Thursday evening from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Redwood Health Club. The class is co-ed, for ages 7-12. It is a positive, high energy class with ACE certified fitness trainer Melissa Johnson of RHC. Melissa incorporates fun routines and new games to challenge children to get up and move. You do not have to be a member of RHC to join, and there is a $5 annual insurance/administration fee per child. For more information, call SAL President Mike Tobin at 354-0565. City of Ukiah men’s softball league The City of Ukiah Community Service Department would like to announce the beginning of the 2006 men’s softball league. There is an information meeting at The Pub in Ukiah March 16 at 6:30 p.m. League play is scheduled to begin in early May. Meet the editor Ukiah Daily Journal Editor K.C. Meadows wants to meet you. Head down to Schat’s Courthouse Bakery 113 W. Perkins Street Thursday morning at 7 a.m. to discuss current events, give her story ideas, respond to stories you’ve read in the Daily Journal, or just chat. Groups of local residents have had rousing conversations about education, transportation, K.C. will not be at Schat’s Thursday 3/23 She will return Thursday 3/30 child rearing, supervisors’ salaries and more. left elbow, Udrih has averaged 10.4 points per game on 39of-70 shooting. The Spurs also counted on their defense to pull away from Golden State. The Warriors were limited to eight assists on 36 baskets while the Spurs had 22 assists on just three more baskets. Warriors coach Mike Montgomery said the inside presence of Duncan and Nazr Mohammed clogged Golden State’s offense. The Warriors have lost 15 of 17 road games. “I felt like we had a hard time trying to get to the basket,” Montgomery said. “When you have two 7-footers in the paint it’s hard to get layups.” The Spurs have won five straight over Golden State. The Spurs have won 17 straight at home over the Warriors dating back to Feb. 14, 1997. Fisher, playing in place of the injured Baron Davis at point guard for the third straight game, was limited to one assist. Fisher had games of nine and 13 assists in the two previous games in place of Davis. Team fees are $450 for the sponsor fee and $30 per player, with checks made payable to the City of Ukiah. Registration forms are available at the Ukiah Civic Center Annex at 411 West Clay St., and the registration deadline is April 13. Player fees will be collected from team managers at the first game. Space is limited. For more information, call 463-6714. City of Ukiah women’s softball league The City of Ukiah Community Service Department would like to announce the beginning of the 2006 women’s softball league. League play will be on Tuesday and Wednesday nights and is scheduled to begin in early May. Team fees are $450 for the sponsor fee and $30 per player, with checks made payable to the City of Ukiah. Registration forms are available at the Ukiah Civic Center Annex at 411 West Clay St., and the registration deadline is April 13. Player fees will be collected from team managers at the first game. Space is limited. For more information, call 463-6714. To place an announcement in the “Community Sports Digest,” contact The Ukiah Daily Journal Sports Department by phone at 468-3518. You may also mail your listing to 590 S. School Street, Ukiah, Calif., 95482, e-mail it to udjsports@pacific.net, or fax it to us at 468-3544. Because the “Community Sports Digest” is a FREE service, no guarantees can be made on the frequency of a listing’s appearance in The Daily Journal. To assure your event maximum publicity, please contact either our classified (468- 3535) or display advertising (468- 3510) departments.
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